A goodwill game between a Chinese basketball club and a U.S. collegiate team turned ugly Thursday in Beijing, when players from both teams exchanged blows and the U.S. team withdrew from the contest to the safety of its locker room. The U.S. coach, Georgetown University’s John Thompson, pulled his players off the court with about […]
US, China Basketball Game Erupts in Melee
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama Begins Vacation Amid Criticism Over Economy
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has begun a 10-day vacation, as he faces scrutiny for his handling of the nation’s economic woes. President Obama arrived late Thursday on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Some critics have faulted Mr. Obama for vacationing during a time of economic difficulty and picking a wealthy resort area for […]
Israel Retaliates Following Attacks Near Sinai
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli forces have killed at least 10 Palestinian militants in separate attacks after blaming them for a series of coordinated raids along the Israeli-Egyptian border that killed eight people and wounded 40 more. Israeli troops shot five gunmen along the border, and Egyptian soldiers reportedly killed two more, but most of the attackers escaped. An […]
Gorbachev Slams Russian PM On Democracy
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has accused Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of undermining democracy in Russia. Mr. Gorbachev spoke to the BBC in an interview Thursday, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of a failed coup aimed at removing him from power. The coup attempt on August 19, 1991, and the events that […]
US Provides Emergency Food Aid To North Korea
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says it will provide North Korea with up to $900,000 in emergency flood aid, in the latest sign of an easing of tensions between the countries. The U.S. State Department said Thursday it will contribute relief supplies to North Korea’s Kangwon and North and South Hwanghae provinces. It said that the provision […]
Hewlett-Packard to Kill Touchpad, May Spin off PC Business
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 6:16 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. computer giant Hewlett-Packard is ending production of its tablet computer and smartphones, and may spin off its personal computer division, as the company moves to bow out of the consumer business. Hewlett-Packard also said Thursday it is in talks to buy the British software firm Autonomy for $10 billion. HP said it will purchase […]
Turkish Planes Again Bomb Kurdish Rebels in Iraq
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 6:06 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish warplanes have attacked separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party positions in northern Iraq for the second straight night. The latest strikes, carried out late Thursday, again targeted areas in Iraq’s Kandil region near the Iranian border. PKK forces use the mountains of northern Iraq as a sanctuary to launch attacks in southeastern Turkey. Ankara launched the […]
Ivory Coast’s Former President Charged With Economic Crimes
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Ivory Coast has filed charges for the first time against former president Laurent Gbagbo and his wife, four months after he was ousted from power. Ivorian officials say Mr. Gbagbo was charged Thursday with economic crimes, including robbery, looting and embezzling public funds. They say his wife, Simone Gbagbo, was charged on Tuesday. The two […]
Obama Departs on Vacation After Midwest Tour
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 4:56 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has departed on a 10-day vacation, after spending the first half of the week touring the rural Midwest listening to concerns from residents about the economy. Mr. Obama will spend his vacation on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Some critics have faulted Mr. Obama for vacationing during a time […]
British Police Arrest Hollywood Reporter in Hacking Scandal
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
The British police have arrested a former Hollywood reporter for the tabloid News of the World, which is at the center of a phone-hacking scandal. The arrest of award-winning reporter James Desborough brings the number of arrests in the case to 13. Desborough was questioned at a London police station Thursday on suspicion of conspiring […]
